At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead a team in assessing risks and resolving conflicts for global clients.
- Company: Join Ashurst Perkins Coie, a leader in legal innovation and collaboration.
- Benefits: Enjoy flexible work options, health perks, and career advancement opportunities.
- Other info: Hybrid working model with a supportive global team across multiple locations.
- Why this job: Make a real impact while working with top professionals in a dynamic environment.
- Qualifications: Degree in Law or related field; experience in Risk and Compliance preferred.
The predicted salary is between 50000 - 60000 £ per year.
At Ashurst Perkins Coie, we're helping shape the future economy. With a global team of more than 3,500 legal professionals across 52 offices, we partner with leading organisations to solve complex challenges across a diverse range of industries, with a distinct strength in technology, energy & infrastructure, and financial services. Our people work on market‑leading matters that drive innovation, growth, and transformation around the world. For Ashurst Perkins Coie, innovation is our tradition.
What makes Ashurst Perkins Coie a great place to work?
- Flexible work options - part‑time, working from home and additional leave
- Health and wellbeing benefits, gym membership, and discounted corporate health plans
- Career advancement - client secondment opportunities, global opportunities, and award‑winning Learning & Development programmes
The Opportunity
Working as part of our global Risk & Compliance function, the Business Acceptance team is responsible for ensuring the firm is protected from reputational, legal, and commercial risks. This includes analysing all new clients and matters to identify and resolve legal and commercial conflicts of interest, ensuring compliance with anti‑money laundering and counter‑terrorist financing (AML/CTF) obligations, meeting international regulatory requirements for sanctions and politically exposed persons (PEPs), and client‑related adverse media.
This is a Supervisor position within the team, combining hands‑on risk and compliance delivery with day‑to‑day leadership of Analysts and Senior Analysts. The role involves preparing detailed risk assessments, navigating complex client structures, and engaging confidently with Partners and Senior Management. Alongside this technical work, the Supervisor will drive quality standards, lead training and development, and identify opportunities for continuous improvement across the function.
The position sits within a global team with colleagues across Glasgow, London, Dubai, Singapore, Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, and New Zealand, working together to provide risk and conflicts clearance that supports partners and clients alike in their pursuit of exciting deals across the globe.
The role is ideally suited to an individual with a clear and confident communication style, strong research and analytical skills, and a desire to work collaboratively with a dynamic and motivated team. The successful candidate will have the ability to work well under pressure and the professionalism to represent the function at all levels of the firm. A legal qualification is not essential, but problem solving, leadership, and sound judgement are key.
This is a full‑time, permanent role based in our Glasgow office with hybrid working.
About You
Required Skills, Experience & Qualifications:
- Degree qualified in Law, Risk Management, Business, Politics, Economics, or a related discipline.
- A minimum of four years’ experience in a Risk and Compliance function within professional services, ideally within a law firm or large corporate environment.
- Strong working knowledge of AML/CTF obligations and/or legal conflicts of interest.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the confidence to engage at all levels of the firm, including Partners and Senior Management.
- Strong organisational skills with close attention to detail and the ability to manage competing priorities under pressure.
- Sound judgement and broad commercial awareness, with the discretion required to handle confidential and sensitive information.
